With a new big-screen version of “Miami Vice” coming to theaters in 2028, Miami-Dade County commissioners on Tuesday approved a resolution to provide more than $1 million in incentives for the production of “Miami Vice ’85.”
Under the resolution, Miami-Dade’s Office of Film and Entertainment will negotiate $1.02 million grant agreement with the production.
For “Miami Vice ’85” to receive the funding, the production must meet several conditions:
Spend at least $10 million in Miami-Dade County.
Employ county residents as at least 30% of the below-the-line crew engaged for the county portion of the production.
Use local businesses for at least 50% of the vendors and contractors engaged for the county portion of the production, or spend at least $5 million in qualifying expenditures with local businesses.
Submit an acceptable independent compliance audit.
The previous film adaptation of “Miami Vice” came out in 2006, starring Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx as Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs, respectively.
NBC6 Meteorologist Ryan Phillips had a cameo in the film when the production filmed at WTVJ.
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NBC6’s Ryan Phillips in the 2006 “Miami Vice” movie.
Austin Butler and Michael B. Jordan will take over as Crockett and Tubbs, respectively for “Miami Vice ’85,” which is set for a 2028 release.
The film is directed by Joseph Kosinski.
The original “Miami Vice” television series premiered in 1984 and ran for five seasons on NBC.